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As we enter a new era of business landscape dynamics, Seyfarth Shaw is pleased to present the latest edition of our annual cornerstone publication. This comprehensive 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Reference,...more
11/8/2023
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Confidentiality Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employment Contract ,
Enforceability ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Risk Mitigation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trade Secrets
California has done it again!
We reported last month concerning California’s new non-compete law that furthers the state’s protections for employee mobility and seeks to void out of state employee non-compete agreements....more
10/19/2023
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Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Former Employee ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trade Secrets
There have been some noteworthy recent decisions in trade secrets law. This blog post summarizes some of the significant decisions grouped by the hot topics below....more
Companies responding to the pandemic are faced with the challenges of not only complying with federal, state, and local emergency orders and guidelines for each location in which they operate, but also ensuring that any...more
Continuing our annual tradition, we have compiled our top developments and headlines for 2019 & 2020 in trade secret, non-compete, and computer fraud law. Here’s what you need to know to keep abreast of the ever-changing law...more
2/27/2020
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Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FOIA ,
Forum Selection ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
FTC Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Low-Wage Workers ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misappropriation ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Sherman Act ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trade Secrets ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
Within the last five months, the two executive arms responsible for enforcing antitrust laws—the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)—held public workshops to examine the effect of...more
1/24/2020
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Competition ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Low-Wage Workers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Public Workshops ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Sherman Act ,
UDAP
On May 14, 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law HB 2992, which, as of January 1, 2020, requires an employer to provide a terminated employee with a signed, written copy of his or her non-competition agreement...more
6/24/2019
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Confidential Information ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trade Secrets
A California federal district court recently granted a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) against a former employee for misappropriating proprietary and confidential information in violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act...more
4/3/2019
/ Breach of Contract ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Employment Contract ,
Former Employee ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Proprietary Information ,
Trade Secrets ,
TRO
Throughout 2018, Seyfarth Shaw’s dedicated Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes Practice Group hosted a series of CLE webinars that addressed significant issues facing clients today in this important and ever-changing...more
On November 1, 2018, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District affirmed a trial court’s ruling in AMN Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc. et al., Case No. D071924, Cal. App (2018) which (1)...more
11/14/2018
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Breach of Contract ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Nurses ,
Popular ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trade Secrets ,
Traveling Employee ,
Unfair Competition
Back in 2015, we covered the divided holding of the Ninth Circuit in Golden v. California Emergency Physicians Medical Group, that a “no re-hire” provision in a settlement agreement could constitute a restraint of trade in...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Limitation on an actor’s ability to work in certain films struck down as an unlawful restraint of trade.
California, mecca of the film and media production industries in the U.S., is notorious for...more
California’s Auto-Renewal Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17600 et seq.) has given rise to a recent torrent of new lawsuits in California, many brought on a putative class action basis, targeting businesses that offer...more
There is no denying that social media has transformed the way that companies conduct business. In light of the rapid evolution of social media, companies today face significant legal challenges on a variety of issues ranging...more
Hawaii joined the small list of states that prohibit certain non-compete agreements with employees.
On June 26, 2015, Hawaii’s governor David Ige signed Act 158 which voids any “noncompete clause or a nonsolicit clause...more
Seyfarth attorneys will present the fifth installment in our 2015 Trade Secrets Webinar Series. They will focus on recent legal developments in California trade secret and non-compete law and how it is similar to and diverse...more